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Old 03-15-2015, 12:15 AM   #1
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Seat back restoration...

My beater Boxster is at the shop getting body work and paint job done. I figured it's a good time to do something about the rear of the bucket seats when I get it back.

You can see in the photo pieces of the back rubbed off badly. Should I use dye or paint products? Any input would be greatly appreciated!



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Old 03-16-2015, 05:36 AM   #2
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have it painted the dyes won't last.
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Old 03-16-2015, 05:53 AM   #3
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To be honest i've never seen a damage like that before. Maybe in germany we don't have that much sun. Also your seats look like they have a leather back.

My seats have a plastic back. They look like this:


If you have the same surface but maybe the paint is gone i would recommend to paint them.

There was also a OEM tequipment option for these seat with painted backs in the exterior color. Looked like this:
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Old 03-16-2015, 10:15 AM   #4
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My car has those painted sport seats...

they have rub marks on the back I assume from the firewall carpet as well as some near the top near the roll bars that are a bit perplexing. I was going to try and repaint them and the similar areas around the power seat switches when I paint the console and arm rest pieces.
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Old 03-16-2015, 07:22 PM   #5
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Thank you for the response fellas. I'll look into painting the rear of the seats. I thought the material was plastic but now I need to look at it again when it's out of the paint shop to see if the material is leather.

Have a great week!
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Old 03-17-2015, 07:08 AM   #6
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If they are the sport seats (with the funky bolsters) then

the backing is more than likely plastic. The standard seats were the ones available with a vinyl/leather backing and not the plastic shell of the sport seats.

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